Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 - Central Excise - TRADE NOTICE NO. 01/CEX/2016

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER CENTRAL EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE, JALANDHAR F- BLOCK, RISHI NAGAR, LUDHIANA. C. No. IV(16)Hq/Tech/Jal/Indirect Tax Dispute Scheme/12/2016/5750-65 Dated: 15/07/2016 TRADE NOTICE NO. 01/CEX/2016 Subject: Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 - reg. All the Trade Industry are herby informed -that the Central Government has notified the Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 introduced by the Chapter XI of the Finance Act, 2016 and necessary Rules under the Scheme have been notified vide Notification No.29/2016-CE(NT) dated 31st May, 2016 as the Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme Rules, 2016 . These Rules have come into force on the 1 st day of June, 2016. 2. The said scheme allows the party in Appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals) on 1 st March, 2016, to file a declaration before the Designated Authority0for the purpose of availing the benefit of the Scheme. The Indirect s Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 provide for the Forms to be used for making the scheme operational. The following Forms have been prescribed by the said Rules. (e) Form 1, has been prescribed for making declaration under the Scheme. (f) Form 2, is the Form in which the Designated Authority shall give the acknowledgement about the receipt of declaration 'by him. Once such an acknowledgement has been given by the designated authority, the proceedings before the Commissioner (Appeals) shall remain suspended for sixty days, and the Commissioner will not proceed any further with the appeal till expiry of said sixty days. Form 3, is the Form to be filed by the declarant giving the details of amounts deposited by him as required under the Scheme. Declarant has to deposit the sums required to be deposited by him within fortnight of the receipt of the dated acknowledgement and report the details of deposit made within seven days of making the deposit to the designated authority. (g) Form 4, is the Form in which the said designated authority shall pass an order of discharge of dues in respect of the case before Commissioner (Appears) for which the declaration has made in Form 1. 3. Commissioner will on receipt of the order in Form 4 from the declarant, shall match the same with the copy received directly from the designated authority and shall remove the appeal from his pendency as being disposed off. Since, the Commissioner (Appeals) has not decided on the issues raised in appeal, said disposal of appeal shall have no bindings precedent value. 4. In terms of clause (e) to sub-section (1) to section 213 of the Finance Act, 2014 the following officer has been authorized as Assistant Commissioner, Designated Authority in respect of the Central Excise Commissionerate, Jalandhar. Name and Designation of the Officer Commissionerate for which authorized to act as. Assistant Commissioner- Designated Authority. Shri Mandip Batish, Assistant Central Commissioner, Central Excise Service. Tax Division-Il, Jalandhar Central Excise Commissionerate, Jalandhar 5. The relevant Notification No.29/2016-CE (NT) dated 31 st May, 2016 alongwith the Forms prescribed under this Scheme can be accessed at: http://www.cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/excise/cx-act/notifications/notfns-2016/cxnt2016/cent29-2016pdf 6. Difficulties, if any, in compliance of the Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 contained in the above Notification may be brought to the notice of this office, immediately. (K. J. Chaudhary) Principal Commissioner